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I played my last game of 1e around 1983 and didn't play D&D again until a 5e meetup in 2016. I walked away from that first 5e session saying, "Wow, that felt just like it did in 1979 when I started." I've been playing 5e ever since. D&D didn't die with TSR. In fact, TSR almost killed it in the...

I would change to something like this: Race: choose +1 to one of three racial stats (eg Dwarves get +1 to Str, Con or Wis). Humans and half elves get to put their +1 wherever they want. Class: choose +1 to one of three class stats (eg Wizards get +1 to Dex, Int or Wis) Feat: everyone gets a feat...

Here is my attempt at updating the Carnivorous Ape from 1e: The carnivorous ape is larger and more ferocious and cunning than other ape species. They are found in tropical jungles, live a solitary life instead of in family groups, and are fiercely territorial. If their keen senses detect an...

I would frame your question slightly different. Can you move from the square marked 5 ft to the square marked 15 ft using only 5 ft of movement? The answer should be the same whether or not you take the Disengage action. "Entering a Square. To enter a square, you must have at least 1 square of...

No official news, but it was clear they were tapering off the AL release schedule in June compared with when it started in April. Once they scaled back to MWF I figured they would end it after they posted the last of the season 5 AL mods. It was cool while it lasted!

I ran Hermit's Sanctuary on Roll20 for a friend in my regular 5e group and he thought the adventure was great! I backed the KS and we're looking forward to running more adventures along the Whale Road. The pdf KS reward level is under $20 so give it a look!

The two groups I play in use Fortresses, Temples and Strongholds which we found on DMs Guild.

I've played all of AL season 5 except the tier 4 mods. My other D&D friends and I all rate season 5 as our favorite. Season 1 is also excellent, and there were also some good mods in season 2 - Embers of Elmwood, Foulness Beneath Mulmaster, The Howling Void, and the Sword of Sefaril come to...

Beowulf: The Hermit's Sanctuary might be what you're looking for. One hero and their band of followers travel to a remote island beset by a Monster. Arrive at the island, talk to a few NPC's, figure out what's going on, and go fight the BBEG. It's 5e but with a few changes. The four pregen...

Good suggestions so far. As others have said, War Caster or Resilient (Con) are top choices at level 12 to help concentration. After that, here are a few more I would consider at level 16: Alert for +5 initiative and not ever being surprised. Magic Initiate for a spell and two cantrips. Pick the...

Check out The Fey Sisters' Fate (Goodman Games). At $7 it's a little above your price range, but it seems like it might fit your needs. It's a mostly wilderness adventure set in a temperate forest with a river. A goblin attack serves as a bit of misdirection in the background story, but the...

B2 Keep on the Borderlands. Say what you will about the contrived setting, this module got a lot of people wanting to play more D&D. It was a simple template anyone could follow to create their own adventures - a settlement with a nearby dungeon, law vs chaos. G3 - Hall of the Fire Giant King -...

I bought the Holmes Basic Set when I was 13 years old. I hadn't seen one before so I didn't know what to expect inside. Someone at school had told me that D&D was dumb because there wasn't even a game in the box, you had to make it up yourself and then use your imagination to pretend you were...

For serious mega-dungeon delving, the characters have to take long rests in the dungeon. Part of the player buy-in for this style of game is embracing the challenge of trying to find a safe place to rest. Finding secret rooms, using Arcane Lock to keep doors shut, making sure they aren't...

I don't think this was mentioned yet, but the Sacred Flame cantrip can be cast through total cover as long as you can see the target. "The target gains no benefit from cover for this saving throw." Jeremy Crawford talked about spell targeting in an official podcast about three years ago. Start...

If you want it, get Tegel Manor 5e while you can. FGG announced tonight on FB they are severing ties with JG and won't be reprinting the book due to anti-Semitic social media comments by the owner of JG.

Let me elaborate. I dropped RA into Greyhawk where the Dreadwood meets the coast of the Azure Sea and mashed it up with Ghosts of Saltmarsh for the starting location. RA 5e has sahaugin, sea caves, a forest full of bandits, even pirates - all of which overlap with the Saltmarsh setting. Aside...

Rappan Athuk 5e

I backed the KS and have the book. The adventure includes a town, small wilderness area, and the manor itself. Experienced players with Tier 1 PC's will be fine. Chapter 3, The Sanctum of Madness, is set in the Wilderness area and is "designed for 4 to 6 Tier 3 characters." There isn't any other...

I play in two groups (I'm the only overlap between them) and eldritch blast is always in use by somebody in both groups. Each group uses EB the same way: all the beams fire off simultaneously (not RAW, we know, but has Mike Mearls support). You name your targets and roll your attack and damage...